Six people injured including one airlifted in State Road 26 crash

Three adults and 3 children were involved in a head-on crash on State Road 26 in Clinton County, according to dispatchers.

Posted: Nov 28, 2018 9:01 AM

Updated: Nov 28, 2018 6:24 PM

Posted By: Trevor Peters

ROSSVILLE, Ind. (WLFI) — Six people, including three children, have been injured and one airlifted after a head-on crash on State Road 26 in Clinton County, according to Major Joe Mink with the Clinton County Sheriff's office. The call came in around 8:10 a.m. just west of Rossville.

When deputies arrived on the scene they found two vehicles next to a power pole with one of the vehicles upside down.

The driver of the 2000 Honda was identified as 25-year-old Allen Lee Patton Jr. of Kokomo. Also in the vehicle were 25-year-old Jan Nelson and three children ages one, two, and three. All three children were taken to a Lafayette hospital. Nelson was flown to an Indianapolis hospital.

The driver of the second car was identified as 54-year-old Ruth Page of Lafayette. Page was taken to a Lafayette hospital.

Dispatchers said the two cars hit head-on. One vehicle was inverted and caught on fire.

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